To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.
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Bogumił Kobiela as Jan Piszczyk
Maria Ciesielska as Basia
Helena Dąbrowska as Wychówna
Barbara Lass as Jola
Krystyna Karkowska as Wrona-Wronska
Barbara Połomska as Zosia Jelonka
Irena Stalończyk as Irena Kropaczyńska
Tadeusz Bartosik as Wasik
Henryk Bąk as Director
Mariusz Dmochowski as UB Officer
Aleksander Dzwonkowski as Cezary Piszczyk
Edward Dziewoński as Jelonek
Tadeusz Janczar as Ens. Sawicki
Stanisław Jaworski as Watchmaker
Andrzej Krasicki as Witold Kropaczyński
Wojciech Litynski as Young Jan Piszczyk
Kazimierz Opaliński as Prison Warden
Jerzy Pichelski as Maj. Wrona-Wronski
Adam Pawlikowski as Ens. Osewski
Wojciech Siemion as Józef Kacperski
Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski as Chief Scout
Tadeusz Waczkowski as Manager Kozienicki
Karolina Borchardt as Woman (uncredited)
Krystyna Cierniak as Girl in the University Hall (uncredited)
Zbigniew Cynkutis as Officer (uncredited)
Jerzy Dobrowolski as Prison Clerk (uncredited)
Stanisław Dygat as (uncredited)
Jerzy Felczyński as Cadet in the Camp (uncredited)
Michał Gazda as (uncredited)
Jakub Goldberg as Jewish Storeowner (uncredited)
Wiesław Gołas as UB Officer (uncredited)
Zdzisław Halicki as Team Player (uncredited)
Maria Kaniewska as Anastazja Makulec (uncredited)
Roman Kłosowski as Piszczyk's Client (uncredited)
Krzysztof Komeda as Soldier (uncredited)
January Krawczyk as Conspirator (uncredited)
Henryk Kucharski as German Soldier (uncredited)
Zdzisław Leśniak as Man at a Gate (uncredited)
Zygmunt Listkiewicz as Sergeant (uncredited)
Jan Potocki as Mioduszewski (uncredited)
Mirosława Marcheluk as (uncredited)
Józef Nowak as Witold (uncredited)
Leopold Rene Nowak as Franek the Rickshaw Driver (uncredited)
Ryszard Ostałowski as Soldier in a Camp (uncredited)
Andrzej Paprotny as Child Jelonek (uncredited)
Czesław Piaskowski as Militiaman in Jelonek's Apartment (uncredited)
Leonard Pietraszak as Conspirator (uncredited)
Wojciech Pokora as Cadet in a Camp (uncredited)
Roman Polanski as Tutor (uncredited)
Sylwester Przedwojewski as Police Doctor (uncredited)
Sława Przybylska as Singer (uncredited)
Ryszard Ronczewski as Soldier transporting "Secret Weapons" (uncredited)
Andrzej Ropski as Kropaczyńska's Lover (uncredited)
Jerzy Ruśniaczek as (uncredited)
Witold Sadowy as Soldier imitating Hitler (uncredited)
Witold Skaruch as Young Piszczyk's Teacher (uncredited)
Wojciech Skibiński as Cadet Krawczyk (uncredited)
Kazimierz Stankiewicz as Train Passenger with a Basket (uncredited)
Kazimierz Wilamowski as General at a Parade (uncredited)
Ewa Wiśniewska as Student (uncredited)
Danuta Wodyńska as Julcia (uncredited)
Stanisław Wyszyński as Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
Barbara Horawianka as Irena Kropaczyńska (voice) (uncredited)